Orchid Awards

02Jul 2008

July 2, 2008 Paphiopedilum Lyro Blackhawk ‘Sierra Sunset’ (Paph. St. Swithin x Paph. glanduliferum) AM 80 Exhibited by Curtis Gean Description: Three flowers and one bud on one erect inflorescence; sepals cream veined deep cordovan; petals honey veined deep cordovan, hirsute on margins; pouch yellow overlaid butterscotch, staminode coral; substance firm; texture glossy. Measurements in […]

04Jun 2008

June 4, 2008 Paphiopedilum Salvadore Dali ‘Monster’ (Paph. liemianum x Paph. victoria-regina) HCC 79 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Two flowers and two buds on a single inflorescence; dorsal sepal pale green with a 0.7-cm. cream margin, veined and speckled deep maroon centrally; hirsute petals pale green evenly blotched deep burgundy; synsepal pale […]

06May 2008

May 6, 2008 Sarcochilus hartmannii ‘Tamara’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by David I. Dunn Description: Thirty-seven flowers with overlapping segments and 31 buds on six inflorescences; sepals and petals white with dark red bars centrally; lip white with dark red bars on side lobes; substance average; texture crystalline. Measurements in cm.  Ns  3.0  nsv  3.2 […]

06May 2008

  May 6, 2008 Miltonia Meadowdale Falls ‘Grenache’ (Milt. Saint Helier x Milt. Meadowdale) HCC 79 Exhibited by Dave Sorokowsky Description: Fifteen flowers on three inflorescences; dorsal sepal light pink with white edge; petals dark pink; lateral sepals bright pink with white edge and maroon stripe on central quarter; lip dark pink, white basally with […]

06May 2008

May 6, 2008 Paphiopedilum Robinianum ‘Green Gremlin’ (Paph. lowii x Paph. parishii) AM 84 Exhibited by Ramon de los Santos Description: Five flowers and two buds on one 81-cm. inflorescence; dorsal sepal yellow-green with chartreuse vertical venation; petals pale green spotted burgundy on proximal one-third, distal two-thirds deep purple; pouch deep cordovan with darker venation; […]

25Apr 2008

April 25, 2008 San Joaquin Orchid Society Show Chiloschista usneoides ‘Arlene’s Surprise’ species HCC 78 Exhibited by Arlene Garrison Description: Twenty-three flowers and 15 buds on two arching inflorescences; sepals and petals light chartreuse with golden yellow marks centrally; lip pure white with golden yellow within; substance good; texture diamond dust. Measurements in cm.  Ns […]

25Apr 2008

April 25, 2008 San Joaquin Orchid Society Show Brassidium Shooting Star ‘Sandwolf’ (Brs. Edva Loo x Brsdm. Gilden Urchin) AM 82 Exhibited by Bill Sanders Description: Eighteen perfectly arranged flowers on a 79-cm. nicely arched inflorescence; sepals and petals chartreuse overlaid orange with dark chocolate bars centrally; lip intense chrome-yellow with dark chocolate spots at […]

25Apr 2008

April 25, 2008 San Joaquin Orchid Society Show Eplc. Hsinying Orange ‘Ching Hua’ (Lc. Trick or Treat x Epi. pseudepidendrum) HCC 78 Exhibited by Barry Barlow Description: Eight flowers and five buds on one arched inflorescence; sepals and petals bright orange, suffused red; lip bright orange, lighter centrally; substance good; texture waxy. Measurements in cm. […]

19Apr 2008

  April 19, 2008 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Lc. Summer Rose ‘Jocelyn’ (C. Summer Stars x L. sincorana) HCC 75 Exhibited by James Morris Description: Three flowers and three buds on three inflorescences; sepals and petals light rose; lip white with deep rose ruffle on margin, light yellow in throat; substance average; texture diamond dust. […]

19Apr 2008

  April 19, 2008 Sacramento Orchid Society Show Oncidium nanum ‘Mardi Gras’* species AM 83 Exhibited by White Oak Orchids *Trichocentrum nanum Description: One hundred sixty-three flowers on four branched inflorescences massed under foliage; flowers cupped; sepals and petals butterscotch, heavily spotted cordovan; lip flat, bright yellow, column butterscotch; substance heavy; texture waxy. Measurements in […]

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